Bow tie clasp



Nov. 1o, 1959 l2,911,696

P. S. TURCSAN BOW TIE CLASP Filed Dec. 6, 1957 y I I M5 ATToRNEY Bow TIE CLASP Peter Stanley Turcsan, Bronx, N.Y.,` assignor to Peter Stanley Turcsan, Sidney Bloom, and Ester Ein, dom business as Easy-n Co., New York, N.Y.

Application December 6, 1957, serial No. 701,008

6 claims. (c1. z4-s1) This invention relates to a bow tie clasp.

A number of clasp devices have been proposed for association with a made-up bow tie, to removably attach and hold the same on the collar flaps of a shirt. Such devices have been made of metal in various forms and embodying different elements. On the one hand they may involve a multiplicity of parts, requiring skilled assembly procedures, or they may have fewer parts of rather complicated structure. In either case, such known forms of the device are rather expensive to manufacture.

Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide an improved bow tie clasp comprising two molded plastic members of simple structure, which are quickly assembled, and which are eilicient in use.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved bow tie clasp of the character described in which the two members are quickly and securely interengaged without the need for supplemental fastening means; the interengagement insuring good gripping action between opposed portions of the clasp.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of one member of the clasp embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an end view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the other member of the clasp;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 6 is an end view thereof;

Fig. 7 is a side elevational view showing the two members in assembled relation; and

Fig. 8 is a rear view of the clasp and bow tie.

In the drawing, as shown in Fig. 7, the bow tie clasp embodying the invention, generally indicated at 10, comprises molded, plastic members 11, 12, in associated relation. Such members rnay be suitably molded from synthetic resins such as polystyrene, nylon, and the like.

As shown in Figs. 1-3, member 11 is of a wing shape including downwardly and outwardly bowed arm portions 13, 14 joined by a central portion generally indicated at 15. The outer tips of arm portions 13, 14 are downwardly beveled as at 16. The top surface 17 of said arm portions may be knurled or serrated as at 18 to provide a frictional surface. The side edges 19 of the arm portions 13, 14 are flared somewhat at their inner ends forming a juncture with central portion 15.

The central portion 15 is of rectangular shape, including, opposed, upstanding walls 20 which have shallow, inwardly projecting flanges 21, forming shoulders 22. The walls 20 are grooved on their undersides, as at 23. Walls 20 at their lower ends, together with the inner ends 24 of arm portions 13, 14, define a rectangular shaped opening 25 in central portion 15.

As shown in Figs. 5-6, member 12 is also of a wing shape including downwardly and outwardly bowed arm portions 26, 27 extending lfrom a central saddle portion 28. Arm portions 26, 27 are upwardly beveled at their outer tips, as at 29 and may also be knurled or serrated ou their undersurfaces adjacent said beveled ends. Central portion or saddle 28 is at and of rectangular shape, being of slightly reduced width as compared to that of a portions 26, 27 to form shoulders 30.

The arm portions 26, 27 have a fixed angular displacement with respect to saddle 28, which is somewhatV greater than the corresponding angular displacement of arrn portions 13,14 relative to central portion 15 of member 11. Thus, when members 11, 12 are assembled,

as by snapping saddle 28 between'walls 20 of member 11, larm portionsA 26, 27 of member 12 will be biasedl downwardly towards arm portions 13, 14 of member 11.;

While walls 20 of member 11 are quite stilf, there is sutlicient resilience to allow for sufficient outward displacement to receive therebetween the saddle 28 of member 12; with shoulders 30 thereof abutting the side edges of walls 20. Also, the outer ends of arm portions 26, 27 of member 12 will resiliently bear on the outer end portions 13, 14 of member 11.

As shown in Fig. 8, clasp 10 is associated with a made up bow tie T having wing portions W, a central portion C which is secured to clasp 10 by thread A passing transversely about portion C and lying in groove 23 of member 11. The tie T further includes the usual narrow knot simulating strip K of fabric which extends transversely of tie portion C and about the grooved central portion 15 of member 11, said strip being seamed or otherwise secured together opposite opening 25 in member 11 with the seamed portions projecting into said opening.

It has been found that the walls 20 of member 11 have suiiicient strength to firmly grip the saddle portion 28 of member 12, byvway of shallow flanges 21 whose shoulders 22 abut the corner portions of saddle portion 28, thereby securely associating members 11, 12 in a relatively simple assembly operation, and at the same time providing opposed knurled surface portions on the arm portions 13, 14; 26, 27, to tightly grip therebetween the flaps of a shirt collar, when the combination clasp 10 and tie T is in use.

As various changes might be made in the embodiment of the invention shown, without departing from the spirit thereof, such showing is deemed illustrative and not limiting except as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent:

1. A bow tie clasp comprising a pair of molded plastic elongated members in interengaged relation, each of said members comprising a' flat rectangular central portion and arm portions extending from opposite sides of said central portion, the central portion of one member comprising a pair of upstanding'walls, opposed elongated flange means on the upstanding walls of said one member for gripping the longitudinal edges of the central portion of the other member, the central portion of the other member being of reduced width as compared to the width of the arm portions of said other member, the arm portions of the other member respectively overlying the arm portions of the one member, the arm portions of each member extending in a predetermined angular relation to the central portion thereof, said angular relations being different whereby the arms of one member are resiliently biased toward the arms of the other member.

2. A clasp as in claim l wherein the underside of the central portion of said one member is of inverted V section merging at the outer ends thereof with the underside Patented "vNov. 10,1959

member being bowed downwardly and outwardly of a at rectangular central portionY thereof, the central portion oflon'e member comprising a pair of opposed, upst'andinlg elongated Walls laterally displaceable and including in wardly `turned elongated llange portions at the upperY edges "thereof, the central portion of the other'member comprising a at saddle portion of reduced width as compared tothe width of the end portions of said other member, said saddle portion comprising elongated opposed shouldered edges receivable between the walls of the central portion of the one member and retained therein by the anges of said walls, the outer ends of -the bowed portions of said other member being resiliently biased toward the outer ends of the bowed portions of said one member.

5'. A clasp as in claim 4 wherein the undersurface of vthe central portionvof-said one member is transverselygrooved, the apex of said groove being formed in the underside of said upstanding Walls.

6. A clasp as in claim 5 wherein the central portion of said one member is formed with an opening defined by said upstanding walls and thel inner ends of the bowed portions thereof.

. References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

